Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
The Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) will ask the department of science and environment to conduct a study on the carrying capacity of rivers in the state. This will be the basis for giving approvals for major projects like marinas or floating platoons or even casinos. Speaking to mediapersons, …
Glaciers in the eastern Himalayas are retreating, but this is not likely to affect river flows significantly in the coming decades, say scientists from the Kathmandu-based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD). An ICIMOD report presents fresh evidence of retreating glaciers in the eastern Himalayas in India and Nepal. …
Non-implementation of orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on protection of the Sundarbans is unconstitutional, the Eastern Zone bench headed by justice Pratap Kumar Ray observed on Wednesday. The NGT had started suo motu proceedings after going through newspaper reports on environmental degradation of the Sundarbans and had directed …
Landslides, floods, and droughts are recurring natural disasters in Nepal related to too much or too little water. The summer monsoon contributes more than 80% of annual rainfall, and rainfall spatial and inter-annual variation is very high. The Gandaki River, one of the three major rivers of Nepal and one …
Vehemently opposing the construction of Stage I and II Mega dams by NHPC and NEEPCO over Siang river, the Siang Indigenous Farmers’ Forum (SIFF) has threatened to launch a massive agitation if these projects were not scrapped immediately. These dams are estimated to be 6000 MW and 3750 MW respectively …
It is a quiet hamlet of about 100 houses along a muddy, serpentine lane in the remotest corner of Greater Noida. Nearby is an expansive dump yard of grey riverbed sand, with concrete skeletons of under-construction apartment towers looming in the background. Welcome to Kondli — Greater Noida's village of …
Nagpur: Waterman of India Rajendra Singh is extremely disappointed with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis' decision to scrap the River Regulation Zone (RRZ) policy which has endangered the very existence of rivers. The Magsaysay Award winner had met Fadnavis in Nashik and urged him to implement river rejuvenation scheme. He had …
A new generation of an Earth system model now includes a number of land-surface processes directly relevant to analyzing potential impacts of climate change. This model, HadGEM2-ES, allows us to assess the impacts of climate change, multiple interactions, and feedbacks as the model is run. This paper discusses the results …
Madura: Noted social activist Medha Patkar today joined hands with MDMK leader Vaiko to oppose the proposed neutrino observatory project in Theni district, claiming that it would cause large-scale environmental damages. "Nature will suffer major damages if India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) is set up. Radiation from it will affect people …
In order to check illegal mining in different parts of the state, the government on Thursday decided to formulate a scientific policy in the next two weeks. The decision to this effect was taken at a high-level meeting of top officials from different government departments in the state capital. Briefing …
MUTUAL effort is needed to preserve the River Nile, leaders from Kenya and Uganda have said. Uganda's Water minister Flavia Munaba said that it's through a joint community initiative that the major water towers can be preserved. "As the Ugandan government, we have discouraged deforestation and encouraged locals to plant …
City-based environmentalist Vishwambhar Choudhari has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Bombay High Court challenging the state government’s decision to change the river regulation zone(RRZ) policy. Chaudhari has asked the court for the quashing of the regulation as it would have detrimental effect on the environment at large. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Dutta Vs. State of West Bengal & Ors. dated 23/02/2015 regarding discharge of fly ash into Chandrabhaga and Bakreswar rivers by Bakreswar Thermal Power Project. Previous Order
We assessed the effects of the elimination of livestock in riparian systems at Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge in southeastern Oregon, 23 years after the removal of cattle grazing, using 64 photos taken before grazing was removed compared with later retake photos. Two methods were used for this assessment: (1) …
Different teams of the anti-mining vigilance cell raided different cities for the fourth consecutive day today in order to check illegal mining in the state’s riverbeds. The teams have impounded dumpers and sealed stone crushers. They have also imposed heavy penalty on miners for flouting norms. Several teams comprising senior …
You have to travel just three kilometres from Kannur town to learn how to kill a river that was the lifeline of a locality, where you will find the remains of Kakkad river, a tributary of Valappatanam River. When environmentalists took up the matter a couple of years ago with …
With Assam being located in the downstream of many rivers flowing down from Bhutan and with construction of dams and hydropower projects being proposed in the neighbouring country, experts are increasingly raising the need for making the water information sharing mechanism more effective. Environment NGOs Aaranyak, Legal Initiative for Forest …
Disaster management team ends five-day visit to Kargil district After an aerial survey and on-the-spot assessment of the situation, the National Disaster Management Authority team today had detailed discussions with senior state government officers on the Phuktal river blockage in Kargil district. The five-day visit of the eight-member NDMA team …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Brij Mohan Yadav. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 11/02/2015 regarding illegal mining of sand from Ken River, Naraini Block & Tehsil, Banda District.
